Apparatus for disposing of snow



June 5, 1923. 1,457,797

J. F. REILLY APPARATUS FOR DISPOSING OF SNOW Filed Feb. 24, 1920 3440mm J hn FRez'lly,

PatentedJune 5, 1923. i

. UNITED STATES 1 Joan E. REILLY, or nnwironmn. Y.

APPARATUS Eon msrosme or snow.

Application filed February 24,1920. Serial No."360 ,793.

ter from streets and roadways, and theoloje'ct of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the class specified which-is adapted to be detachably mounted in a sewer manhole in the street orqroadway and suspended therein when in use; a further object being to provide meansfor placing the apparatus in communication with a. water hydrant or other source of water supply, whereby a multiplicity of water sprays may be discharged from the apparatus into the manholeof the sewer while snow and similar matter is passed'therethrough to break up the snow into small particles as well as to transform the snow into a slush which'is carried ofiipby the "water flow in the sewer; andwith these andother objects in view the'invention consists in an apparatus of the class and for the purpose specified which is simple in construction and operation and etficient in use, and constructed and operated as hereinafter describedan'd claimed; Y The invention is fullydisclosed in thefolseparate parts of myimprovement are designated by suitable reference charactersin eachof the views,"and in which 2 Fig. 1 is "a diagrammatic sectional view indicating myimproved apparatus and the method of its use;

. Fig. 2 a partial transverse section 'dicatedatw5 a part of a street .or'roadway,

and at 6 a manhole communicating-with'the sewer ip'assage 7 at the bottom thereof which is located beneath the street 51 At 8. I have "hereinafter described.

(sna line 22 of Fig. 1 andon an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 a partial section on the line of shown in Fig. 1 a vwater hydrant in. connection with which my improved apparatus operates; In practice, I provide a cylinder 9, the top of which is provided withan outwardly directed flange 10 which rests upon.

the street or roadway 5 in the manner illustrated in Fig; 1. The cylinder ,9 is :open at the top and bottom. .Hinged tothe bot- 'tom of the cylinder 9 as shown at ill is a closure device 12 composed of'openwork material l3 and pivoted-to the cylinder 9=ati the bottom thereof and opposite the hinge 11 01 the device 12 is a pawl 1d, the lower end of which is provided 'with a hook shaped projection 15 adaptedto engage the bottom portion of the device 12 to normally hold iit:

in theposition' shown in. Fig. 1, and the up- I per end of the pawl 14 is provided with a projecting arm 16 with which a-cable, chain or the like 17 is connected, which "cable passes upwardly through the manhole 6 and through the flange 10 and may be manipulated-from-the street '5. Another cable, chain or the like 18 is connected with the device 12 to permit of the'closing of said devicetrom the. street level whenever desired," andv as? Mounted in the cylinder 9 at the upper. end portion thereof is apipe 19 which is-approirima tely circular in form as shown in Fig.1 2, and connected with this pipeis an upwardly-z directed pipe 20 at the upper end of which is a coupling'21 with which a flexible hose22 is adapted to be connected, whichhose'also connects with the hydrant 8.21s shown at 23. lowing specification, of which the .accompanying drawing forms a part,in which the- A vplurality of downwardly directed pipes 3 of the drawing thatithe apertures 25 in the p pipes-24 are-directed toward the center .of-the cylinder 9, or toward a common-centerand as the snow orsimilar matter. passes into the cylinder from the street .5, a plurality of sprays of water are mixed with the snow and t 26 by, suitable capsor i 1 -10o 9o '1 24,- five of which are shown in the accome pressure enforce-of these sprays will be 7 I such as to breakup the snow into small particles and transfer the same into a slush-like substance, which substance drops onto and passes through the openwork closure device 12.

it will be apparent that the openworlr 13 of the closure device will be constructed of comparatively strong material to withstand the weight of the snow or similar substance,

and the mesh thereof will be of such size as to permit of the passage 03 comparatively lar e bodies of snow or slush therethrough.

11 at any time ice or frozen snow is dropped be quickly disposed of through the cylinder and sewer system of a street or roadway, or as quickly as the snow can be removed from the street or roadway and passed into the cylinder 9 by number of workmen.

It is a well known fact that snow has heretofore been discharged into the manholes of sewers and in some cases effectively carried off depending largely upon the state or character of the snow, but it has also been experienced on numerous occasions that the snow will collect in the manhole of the sewer and will not be carried oil by the flow of water in the sewer, but by mounting my improved apparatus in the manhole of a sewer snow in any state can be broken up and carried off by the flow of water in the sewer due to the transformation of such snow into a slush or melted snow. It will be understood on a consideration of Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing that one side wall of the cylinder 9 is flattened as shown at 27 and the pipe 19 is fashioned to conform with the cylinder 9, and the object of this construction is to clear certain projections now employed in the manhole of the sewer.

It will also be apparent that by reason. of the simplicity of the construction of my improved apparatus, the same may be readily I placed in and detached from the manhole 6 and, in the operation of clearing a street or other roadway, the apparatus will be carried along and placed in the successive manholes of the street or roadway, in the prog- -'ress oi clearing the snow from the street or roadway, and while I have shown certain details of construction for carrying my invention into effect, it will be understood that I not necessarily limited to these details,

and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An apparatus of the class described for use in connection with the manholes of sewers, comprising a horizontally arranged piping, a plurality of depending pipes connected therewith and adapted to extend downwardly into a manhole adjacent to the walls thereof, said horizontal piping and depending pipes being adapted to be detach ably mounted in amanhole, means for supplying water to said horizontal piping, and means for discharging a plurality of sprays of water from each of said pipes into the central portion of the manhole.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising a cylinder, a pipe mounted in the upper end portion of said cylinder, means for supplying water to said pipe,

means for discharging a plurality of sprays of water radially into said cylinder, said cylinder being open at the top and bottom, and an openwork closure device hinged to the bottom of said cylinder.

3. An apparatus of the class described comprising a cylinder, a pipe mounted in the upper end portion of said cylinder, means for supplying water to said pipe, means for discharging a plurality of sprays of water radially into said cylinder, said cylinder being open at the top and bottom, an openwork closure device hinged to the bottom of said cylinder, and a catch device for normally holding said closure device in its operative position. i

4. An apparatus of the class described comprising a cylinder, a pipe mounted-in the upper end portion of said cylinder, means for supplying water to said pipe, means for discharging a plurality of sprays of water radially into said cylinder, said cylinder being open at the top and bottom, an openwork closure device hinged to the bottom of said cylinder, a catch device for normally holding said closure device in its operative position, and means whereby said catch device may be released from said clusure device.

5. An apparatus of the class described comprisinga cylinder, a pipe mounted in the upper end portion thereof, means for supplying water to said pipe, and a plurality of pipes connected with and com municating withsaid first named pipe and extending downwardly into said cylinder,

said last named pipes being each provided with a plurality of discharge apertures comprising a cylinder, a pipe mounted in the upper end portion thereof, means for supplying water to said pipe, a plurality of pipes connected with and communicating with said first named pipe and extending downwardly into said cylinder, said last named pipes being each provided with a v plurality of discharge apertures spaced longitudinally thereof and through which water from said first named pipe is adapted to pass radially into the cylinder, the top of the cylinder being provided with an outwardly directed flange, and an openwork closure device hinged to the bottom of said cylinder. a

7. An apparatus of the class described comprising a cylinder, a pipe mounted in the upper end portion thereof, means for supplying water to said-pipe, a plurality of pipes connected with and with said first named downwardly into said cylinder, said last named pipes being each provided with a plurality of discharge apertures spaced longitudinally thereof and through which water from said first named pipe is adapted to pass radially into the cylinder, the top of the cylinder being provided with an outwardly directed flange, an openwork closure device hinged to the bottom of said cylinder, and a catch device cooperating with said closure device and adapted to normally hold the same in a closed position.

8. An apparatus of the class described comprising a cylinder, a pipe mounted in the upper end portion thereof, means for supcommunicating pipe and extending plying water to said pipe, a plurality of pipes connected with and communicating downwardly intocylinder, said last named of discharge apertures spaced longitudinally first named pipeis adapted to pass radially into the cylinder, the top of the cylinder being provided with an outwardly directed flange, an openwork closure device hinged to vthe bottom of said cylinder, a catch device cooperating with said closure device and adapted'to normally hold thesame in a closed position, andmeans whereby said catch device maybe released from the closure device. 1 I

9. An apparatus of the class described for use in connection with the man holes of sewers comprising a horizontally arranged tubular member and a plurality of depending tubular members in communication with said first named tubular'member, means for supplying water to said first named tubular members, and means for discharging a plurality of sprays of water inwardly and ra ,thereof and through which water from said dially from said last namedtubular men rbers;

In testimony that I .claimvthe foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in i V a presence of the subscribing witnesses this 21st day of February, 1920; Y a

JOHN F. REILLY. Witnesses: u I i v i C. MULREIAMY,

H. E. THOMPSON; 

